Monument record 7095 - Bache Pool flint assemblage

Flint blades & cores found by W Shone in 1892 on the borders of Bache Pool (1). Mesolithic or pygmy flint implements, including a micro- graver & a double-notched core (2) & (3). Finds in the Grosvenor consist of a microlith with possible traces of use on one edge. It is chipped on both sides near the bulb end. Abrupt termination at distal end due either to faulty striking or damage in use. Possibly calcined. Also in the Grosvenor is a chert microlithic core with a distinct striking platform & evidence of microlithic blades & flakes removed from it (1). Bache Pool now filled in & grass covered (4).

<1> Longley D, 1977-1978, Longley Archive, /no.212 (Paper Archive). SCH2005.

<2> Shone W, 1911, Prehistoric Man in Cheshire, /29 (Book). SCH2710.

<3> Chester Archaeological Society, Journal of the Chester Archaeological Society, Varley W J 1932 2/51 (Journal/Periodical). SCH1595.

<4> Ordnance Survey, 1870-1982, Ordnance Survey Archaeological Record Card, SJ46NW2/1964 (Index). SCH2487.

<5> Lancashire & Cheshire Antiquarian Society, 1883 -, Transactions of the Lancashire & Cheshire Antiquarian Society, 50/71 1934 (Journal/Periodical). SCH3293.

<6> Grosvenor Museum, Grosvenor Museum Accessions, 106. P.67 (Index). SCH407.